reconstruction?

that's a joke. what we wrecked will NOT be rebuilt (like it was) in my lifetime. we ruined not only a country (NOT that i liked saddam mind you. i thought he was a despot. an evil man) but the lives of millions (including some of our own)

U.S. Efforts May Work Against Iraqi Self-Sufficiency

By Sudarsan Raghavan Washington Post Foreign Service
JIFF JAFFA, Iraq -- After the feast, the tribal leaders of Jiff Jaffa laid out their problem. They had five water pumps issued by the Iraqi government, but none were working. Municipal officials either said they were afraid to visit this dangerous region or demanded that the leaders pay large sums to use certain contractors. Now, the sheiks were asking for help from the United States.
It was a familiar request for the group of U.S. soldiers and aid officials seated in a large trailer on a farm in this rural stretch of southern Iraq.
"So the real reason they are not helping you is they want a bribe?" asked Lewis Tatem, the tall, deep-voiced deputy leader of the Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team in charge of this area.
"Yes, a bribe," replied Hamid Mazza al-Masodi........